BHP Union Faces Hardest Test as Escondida Strike Beats 2006
- Dispute could end if more than 50% of workers opt to return
- Strike at world’s largest copper mine enters 26th day Monday
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A strike at the world’s largest copper mine faces a critical phase this week as the union expects management to tempt workers with an offer that could end the stoppage in northern Chile.
After 30 days of strike, on March 10, BHP Billiton Ltd.’s Escondida can legally make individual offers to workers. If it manages to convince more than half of the workforce, the union will have to concede defeat and end to the strike.